Anthony Joshua Defended His Unified Heavyweight Title On Saturday!

On Saturday, undefeated and unified heavyweight champion of the world, Britain’s Anthony Joshua, once again defended his title in an exciting fashion against tough Russian opponent, Alexander Povetkin.

Joshua and Povetkin both started slow in the first two rounds, with Joshua peppering his jab on the forehead of Povetkin while Povetkin tried closing the gap. Being the shorter and lighter of the two warriors, Povetkin’s only chance for victory was to maintain his aggression and land one of his powerful right hooks. Povetkin was able to land some clean uppercuts as a result of his aggressive, come-forward style which resulted in a bloody nose for Joshua.

Joshua, however, was out-landing Povetkin both with jabs and power shots, as the fight progressed. By the seventh round, Povetkin was cut over his left eye and was looking tired missing wildly with his right hooks. Towards the middle of the seventh, Joshua landed an enormous right hand cleanly on the side of Povetkin’s head and followed it up with a steady barrage of powerful uppercuts to put Povetkin on the canvas. Povetkin was able to stumble to his feet, but the punishment from Joshua continued with the referee finally stepping in and calling an end to the bout.

Joshua won again in exciting and dominating fashion. The opening round of his fight against Povetkin on Saturday was typical Joshua, but the aggression of Povetking quickly changed hands as Joshua closed in on Povetking perhaps ending his career. Joshua looked back to himself even though his promoter, Eddie Hearn, said earlier today that his training camp was “horrific” and that Joshua caught the “flu” late in camp.

The eyes of the boxing world now turn to Joshua’s next scheduled fight date, April 13th again at Wembley Stadium against (everyone hopes) fellow undefeated, WBC heavyweight champion, Deontay “The Bronze Bomber” Wilder. This is the fight that we all want to see serious and casual boxing fans alike. It would be an incredible atmosphere with another 90,000+ screaming fans in attendance. I hope both parties can come to agreement and make this fight happen!

Well fans, another exciting Saturday in boxing. As always keep the gloves up!